hydrargyrum Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
    mercury; quicksilver; Hg; atomic number 80.

WordNet

Hy*drar"gy*rum noun
Etymology
NL., fr. L. hydrargyrus, Gr. water + silver.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) Quicksilver; mercury.

Webster 1913